Antique bentwood piano stool – adjustable swivel stool with pressed seat, Thonet style, c. 1900–1920

Antique bentwood piano stool with pressed seat

An antique piano stool or swivel stool in bentwood beech, in the tradition of the Viennese furniture makers such as Thonet and J. & J. Kohn. The round seat has a pressed wooden seat panel with a relief of scrolls and a central rosette, set in a bentwood rim. Turning the seat screws it up or down an iron spindle, so the seat height is adjustable. The base consists of four gracefully splayed bentwood legs with a ring as a footrest, screwed around a turned central column. The stool is unmarked.

Why we chose this piece

Bentwood from around 1900 remains one of the finest inventions in furniture history: light, strong and elegant. This stool has a beautiful warm reddish-brown colour, and the pressed seat with its ornament is a fine detail that is rarely seen in such good condition.

Style and interior

Naturally at a piano or grand piano, but also as a desk stool, at a workbench in a studio or as a side table for a plant or a stack of books. Suits a classic, Viennese café, industrial or eclectic interior.

Dimensions: base 40 × 40 cm, seat diameter 37.5 cm, seat height adjustable from 46 to 64 cm
Material: bentwood beech, pressed wooden seat panel, iron screw spindle
Style: Viennese bentwood / Thonet style
Period: c. 1900–1920
Origin: Central Europe (Austria or Czech lands)
Condition: good antique condition, sturdy and easily adjustable. The wood has a warm, slightly darkened patina with scratches and signs of use, mainly on the leg ends and the foot ring (photos 6 and 7). The pressed seat panel is intact with light wear to the finish; the rim has a few small dents (photo 5). The underside of the seat is darkened (photo 9).
Price:
€ 295

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